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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 30 ha
Places › England › Eastern › King's Lynn and West Norfolk Getting here
52.60181, 0.53766
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Reed Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Reed Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Water Mint, Hawthorn, Wild Marjoram +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Anthocomus rufus +113 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Anthocomus rufus +113 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Blunt-flowered Rush, Knotted Pearlwort, New Zealand Pigmyweed +124 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Blunt-flowered Rush, Knotted Pearlwort, New Zealand Pigmyweed +124 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Boughton Fen Wildlife Walk Walking route ▾
Parkland Walk, Oxburgh Estate Walking route 4.5 km ▾
Circular walk through the Oxburgh parkland on grassed and uneven paths.
Named route Length 4.5 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map River Walk, Oxburgh Estate Walking route 2 km ▾
Only open in summer. Short walk on uneven grass paths. https://www.accessable.co.uk/national-trust/oxburgh-estate-national-trust/access-guides/oxburgh-estate-hall
Named route Length 2 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Warren Trail Circular Walking route 4.5 km ▾
Named route Length 4.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Oxborough to Gooderstone Heritage Walk, Oxburgh Hall Walking route 5.6 km ▾
Enjoy this gentle Norfolk walk, which takes in some of Breckland's protected farmland and heritage. This route is made up of farm tracks, bridleways and roads. There are no steep slopes.
Named route Length 5.6 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 30 (alternative) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (30) Regional cycle route
Show on map Brecks Cycling Discovery Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Rebellion Way Cycling route 373 km ▾
Named route Ref Rebel Length 373 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 25 m ▾
Named route Length 25 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 388 m ▾
Named route Length 388 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,938 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,938 records · National Biodiversity Network Reed Warbler · Cuckoo · Cetti's Warbler · Reed Bunting · Sedge Warbler +38
Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Swift Apus apus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer autumn
2024 ▾
Brown Hare · Brown Long-eared Bat · Muntjac · Roe Deer
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2023 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Anthocomus rufus · Platycheirus peltatus agg. · Silis ruficollis · Tropidia scita · Dermestes murinus +14
Anthocomus rufus Anthocomus rufus Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg. Silis ruficollis Silis ruficollis2024 Tropidia scita Tropidia scita2024 Dermestes murinus Dermestes murinus Chrysotoxum festivum Lesser Water-parsnip · Water-violet · Hawthorn · Water Mint · Sainfoin +21
Lesser Water-parsnip Berula erecta Water-violet Hottonia palustris Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Water Mint Mentha aquatica Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia Primrose Primula vulgaris Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,938 records · National Biodiversity Network Reed Warbler · Cuckoo · Cetti's Warbler · Reed Bunting · Sedge Warbler +38
Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Swift Apus apus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer autumn
2024 ▾
Brown Hare · Brown Long-eared Bat · Muntjac · Roe Deer
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2023 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Anthocomus rufus · Platycheirus peltatus agg. · Silis ruficollis · Tropidia scita · Dermestes murinus +14
Anthocomus rufus Anthocomus rufus Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg. Silis ruficollis Silis ruficollis2024 Tropidia scita Tropidia scita2024 Dermestes murinus Dermestes murinus Chrysotoxum festivum Lesser Water-parsnip · Water-violet · Hawthorn · Water Mint · Sainfoin +21
Lesser Water-parsnip Berula erecta Water-violet Hottonia palustris Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Water Mint Mentha aquatica Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia Primrose Primula vulgaris Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum
Knotgrass Leaf Beetle Chrysolina polita
Knotgrass Leaf Beetle Chrysolina polita
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus2024
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus2024
Trichochermes walkeri Trichochermes walkeri2024
Trichochermes walkeri Trichochermes walkeri2024
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2024
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2024
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2024
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2024
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis2024
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis2024
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2024
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2024
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2024
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2024
Musk Beetle Aromia moschata2023
Musk Beetle Aromia moschata2023
Yellow-faced Blowfly Cynomya mortuorum2023
Yellow-faced Blowfly Cynomya mortuorum2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2022
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2022
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2022
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2022
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2022
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2022
Wood Small-reed Calamagrostis epigejos
Wood Small-reed Calamagrostis epigejos
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Cotton Thistle Onopordum acanthium2024
Cotton Thistle Onopordum acanthium2024
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2022
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2022
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2022
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2022
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.2022
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.2022
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2022
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2022
Elder Sambucus nigra2022
Elder Sambucus nigra2022
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2022
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2022
Red Currant Ribes rubrum2022
Red Currant Ribes rubrum2022
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2022
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2022
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre2022
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre2022
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2022
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2022
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2022
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2022
Blunt-flowered Rush Juncus subnodulosus2022
Blunt-flowered Rush Juncus subnodulosus2022
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2022
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2022
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2022
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2022
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2022
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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